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Best time to visit Riyadh

December is the best time to visit Riyadh for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 94/100
The least cloud September 6 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth July 43 °C
Cooler weather January 20 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 94 21 °C 2
2 February 91 23 °C 1
3 November 91 26 °C 2
4 January 89 20 °C 2
5 March 84 27 °C 2
6 April 64 33 °C 2
7 October 62 34 °C 0
8 September 42 39 °C 0
9 May 41 39 °C 1
10 June 36 42 °C 0
11 August 36 43 °C 0
12 July 34 43 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 43 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 19.8 °C 11 mm 29 %
February 23.1 °C 7 mm 22 %
March 27.3 °C 12 mm 28 %
April 33.1 °C 14 mm 33 %
May 38.6 °C 2 mm 21 %
June 41.6 °C under 1 mm 6 %
July 42.6 °C 0 mm 15 %
August 42.5 °C under 1 mm 14 %
September 39.5 °C 0 mm 6 %
October 34.0 °C 1 mm 10 %
November 26.3 °C 12 mm 23 %
December 21.3 °C 9 mm 26 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.